Feel good about this Cowboys team

[Doomsday101]

You're kidding? I didn't get this from the first 8,000 times you posted it.

I'm sorry you don't like to hear this I would suggest don't bother reading it.

 

[Staubacher]

I hope your right, he has not done so in all the time he has played. Randle another I hope can show something. We have these guys that have done nothing and you are comparing them to a man who lead the entire NFL in rushing? Murray proved himself these guys have done nothing.

Murray proved he fumbles and can't take it to the house. History proves after a workload like that you never sniff 1,800 again.

See ya. We got one full year out of him and he cashed in with the enemy. His loss.

 

[Doomsday101]

It's a passing league, brah. No comparison to the teams of twenty, even 40, years ago............

Just sayin'.

It is a passing league yet we ran more than we threw, the 2013 SB winner ran more than they threw. It is not a 1 size fits all league.

 

[Seven]

It is a passing league yet we ran more than we threw, the 2013 SB winner ran more than they threw. It is not a 1 size fits all league.

Yeah............? Where'd that get Dallas?

 

[Staubacher]

Yeah............? Where'd that get Dallas?

To a playoff semifinal that Mr Indispensable fumbled away.

 

[Doomsday101]

Murray proved he fumbles and can't take it to the house. History proves after a workload like that you never sniff 1,800 again.

See ya. We got one full year out of him and he cashed in with the enemy. His loss.

He played very well in 2013 and fact is he played well every time we put him in games and gave him chances to run the ball, he does not call plays. Really you think the players in the league get to determine how much they will run the ball or call their own numbers? As for fumbles he had 8 in the 1st half of the season, last 8 games none. Yes he did fumble in GB game, I make no excuses for it no more than I would make an excuse for Romo throwing an int, no more than I would make an excuse when Bryant has fumbled.

He did cash in and is with the hated Eagles, things have gone well for him. My concerns are not Murray it is the Cowboys and the fact right now we have major question marks at a position that was critical to the success of this team.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

McFadden is going to shine here.

Randle will step up he scored TDs last year that Murray would have run up a defenders butt.

Our OL will be even better. Romo healthier. My God how can anyone worry about this offense?

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[Doomsday101]

Yeah............? Where'd that get Dallas?

Much further than we have seen in a good while. This is not about Murray to me, people slamming him only look foolish. My concerns are with the Cowboys and the fact none of these guys have done jack. Williams oh he is the secret weapon we are hiding? lol the guys has not done jack, drafted in 2011 and has done what? Oh he looked good in a pre season game, you know why pre season stats do not count? because Pre season does not mean a damn thing. We have McFadden I have hope for him but I also have to look at the reality that he has been a complete bust thus far but I am to look the other way and pretend otherwise? Dallas running the ball matter and it matters a lot, you can throw around the it's a passing league but this team spent 3 years in a row passing like crazy and losing, we could beat poor teams but failed vs better team and we managed 8-8. Last season we won and not only vs poor teams against legit contenders.

 

[Doomsday101]

Guys there are a lot of things I like about this years team, I think we can have a good season and I expect to win the east. I think making it the distance will take some strong play from the running game and I do hope someone will step up or the Cowboys will look elsewhere to get it.

 

[RS12]

Feel good about this Cowboys team

I'll let you know when TC is over.

 

[KJJ]

Nobody is talking about Emmitt.

The running backs we have combined with this OL are fine.

It was dumb running Murray that much he wore down and left points and footballs on the field.

We don't need him. Time to move on.

I brought Emmitt up because he meant as much to the Cowboys 3 championship teams as Murray meant to the Cowboys success last season. Emmitt never had the number of carries Murray had last season which shows just how much the 2014 Cowboys depended on Murray. He not only produced as a rusher but as a receiver catching 57 passes for just over 400 yards. He was a complete back who could run, catch the ball and block. He accounted for a large percentage of the Cowboys offense including 13 TD's and took a lot of pressure off of Romo. The Cowboys have never had a back in the history of the franchise they depended on more during a season than Demarco Murray in 2014. They ran Murray as much as they did because they didn't have as much confidence in their other backs. The Cowboys were in a tight divisional battle and they stuck with their best back who carried the offense all season. If you listen to FANS any of the backs the Cowboys had could have done what Murray was doing but if the Cowboys believed that Murray wouldn't have had almost 400 carries.

You and no one else knows if the Cowboys will be fine with the backs they have considering one of them has a lengthy injury history and has averaged only 3.3 a carry the past 3 seasons which is the lowest in the league for a back not named Trent Richardson. You claim it was dumb for the Cowboys to run Murray as much as they did but it resulted in a 12-4 season and a playoff win plus it led to Romo having the best most efficient season of his career leading the league in passer rating. Running Murray as much as they did kept the defense off the field an average of 12 fewer plays than in 2013. What the team and Romo accomplished last season would have never happened had the team not rode Murray and he didn't remain healthy.

 

[Staubacher]

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You better believe it. Rather bask in the sunshine than cry over spilled milk.

 

[Risen Star]

I'll let you know when TC is over.

I don't think that's going to tell you anything unless there's some significant injuries.

It's been a decade since a team has repeated as division champs. So the odds are against the Cowboys this year.

 

[Staubacher]

I know Murray had zero chance of getting that much work with us this year. And certainly no where near 1800 yards. You are right about one thing the team was smart to ride him. They were planning on moving on without him after the season.

Our running game will be top notch. I have no doubt.

I brought Emmitt up because he meant as much to the Cowboys 3 championship teams as Murray meant to the Cowboys success last season. Emmitt never had the number of carries Murray had last season which shows just how much the 2014 Cowboys depended on Murray. He not only produced as a rusher but as a receiver catching 57 passes for just over 400 yards. He was a complete back who could run, catch the ball and block. He accounted for a large percentage of the Cowboys offense including 13 TD's and took a lot of pressure off of Romo. The Cowboys have never had a back in the history of the franchise they depended on more during a season than Demarco Murray in 2014. They ran Murray as much as they did because they didn't have as much confidence in their other backs. The Cowboys were in a tight divisional battle and they stuck with their best back who carried the offense all season. If you listen to FANS any of the backs the Cowboys had could have done what Murray was doing but if the Cowboys believed that Murray wouldn't have had almost 400 carries.

You and no one else knows if the Cowboys will be fine with the backs they have considering one of them has a lengthy injury history and has averaged only 3.3 a carry the past 3 seasons which is the lowest in the league for a back not named Trent Richardson. You claim it was dumb for the Cowboys to run Murray as much as they did but it resulted in a 12-4 season and a playoff win plus it led to Romo having the best most efficient season of his career leading the league in passer rating. Running Murray as much as they did kept the defense off the field an average of 12 fewer plays than in 2013. What the team and Romo accomplished last season would have never happened had the team not rode Murray and he didn't remain healthy.

 

[KJJ]

It's a passing league, brah. No comparison to the teams of twenty, even 40, years ago............

Just sayin'.

It's a passing league but the Cowboys can't win consistently with Romo airing the ball out each week which is why the team leaned on Murray becoming a run first offense in 2014. If Romo has to go back to putting the ball up 35 plus times each week his efficiency will go down and his turnovers will go up and the Cowboys could be back to 8-8 again.

 

[KJJ]

I know Murray had zero chance of getting that much work with us this year. And certainly no where near 1800 yards. You are right about one thing the team was smart to ride him. They were planning on moving on without him after the season.

Our running game will be top notch. I have no doubt.

Murray may not have put up 1800 yards again but he was capable of 1300 plus which is more than what I think the other backs we have are capable of. We're going to find out just how top notch the running game is without Murray.

 

[Staubacher]

It's a passing league but the Cowboys can't win consistently with Romo airing the ball out each week which is why the team leaned on Murray becoming a run first offense in 2014. If Romo has to go back to putting the ball up 35 plus times each week his efficiency will go down and his turnovers will go up and the Cowboys could be back to 8-8 again.

You do realize that even Cowboy haters rate our Oline the best position group in football?

You honestly think the coaches are going to abandon the run and tell Romo to sling it?

Stop thinking you are smarter than everyone else because you're not. They know what they're doing.

Murray had gaping holes to run through and underachieved with it. Speed and vision will wreck defenses and we'll have more of that.

 

[Staubacher]

Murray may not have put up 1800 yards again but he was capable of 1300 plus which is more than what I think the other backs we have are capable of. We're going to find out just how top notch the running game is without Murray.

Yes you will.

The team obviously didn't throw the bank at him and they were wise.

 

[KJJ]

You do realize that even Cowboy haters rate our Oline the best position group in football?

You honestly think the coaches are going to abandon the run and tell Romo to sling it?

Stop thinking you are smarter than everyone else because you're not. They know what they're doing.

Murray had gaping holes to run through and underachieved with it. Speed and vision will wreck defenses and we'll have more of that.

The OL is rated high the best in the league by all accounts but the back does matter unless you think an average back could have produced like Emmitt during the 90's behind arguably the greatest OL in history. The Cowboys will only abandon the run if it's not working and they start falling behind in games forcing Romo to have to sling it like in previous seasons. We all know what that would lead to. Murray had a lot of huge holes to run through and he also made some great runs on his own due to his cutback ability and change of direction.

NFLN did a segment with Ladainian Tomlinson showing all the great runs Murray created due to his talent not the OL. Tomlinson himself said an average back doesn't make those runs. Dude I've been following the Cowboys and NFL since the 72 season and spend a lot of time doing research before submitting posts. You're just one of those posters who shoots their mouth off making bold claims like a typical armchair FAN.

 

[dfan32]

I'll tell you what says a lot the Cowboys have never reached or won a SB without having a dynamic runner in their backfield. The Cowboys aren't the Pats they've won 4 SB's with average to decent backs such as Antowain Smith, Kevin Faulk, Cory Dillion and Blount. The Pats have depended on Brady to win games so they're capable of adding an average back like Blount during the season and still win. The Pats revolve around Brady and Belichicks ability to add castoffs around him and still compete for SB's.

The first SB the Cowboys won was with Duane Thomas who carried the load vs Miami. The Cowboys next 4 SB wins was with Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith carrying the load. The Cowboys have always depended on their running game to win championships. Elway would have never won a SB had Terrell Davis not come along. Dan Marino never won a SB because he never had a great back to turn to. Romo had the best season of his career in 2014 due to the performance of a great back.

That's true but you're comparing completely different eras. The importance of "elite" rb's has been dwindling league wide for several years now. That doesn't mean each team wouldn't love top have one but it does mean that in most cases, they will not devote the same resources to obtaining a RB they may have years ago.
The Patriots are not the only team who has been crowned champions without an elite back. The Cowboy's would probably love to get a better one, or a more proven one, but personally, I'm thankful that they are not willing to overpay or reach in desperation to keep Murray or get their hands on another one. .